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GOING TO START THE[I. Call Meeting to Order]
SPECIAL CALLED MEETING AT SIX 30.AND WHAT CALLED THE SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING TO ORDER IF I CAN GO AHEAD AND HAVE CITY SECRETARY DO A ROLL CALL.
MITCHELL RIZZO FLORES, KALE HERE, BRADSHAW.
OH, JOHN, SORRY, HERE PARSLEY HERE.
TIBIA HERE LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE A QUORUM.
WE HAVE FOUR PEOPLE HERE, THE FLOORS COUNCIL MEMBERS.
[II. Citizen Comment Period with City Council]
GOING TO GO AHEAD AND OPEN UP CITIZENS COMMENTS, PERIOD.THIS IS WHERE CITIZENS ARE ABLE TO COME UP AND SPEAK ON AGENDA, SPECIAL ITEMS AND ESPECIALLY ITEMS THAT ARE GOING ON.
THOSE WISHING TO SPEAK ARE ENCOURAGED TO SIGN IN BEFORE THE MEETING BEGINS.
SPEAKERS MAY PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK DURING THIS TIME PERIOD FOR ANY ITEM ON THE AGENDA, ANY CONCERNING BUSINESS CITY BUSINESS, AND THEY MAY OBSERVE A THREE MINUTE TIME PERIOD.
ALSO MAKE SURE IF YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A FORM FILLED OUT AND SENT IT TO THE CITY SECRETARY, I WILL NOW OPEN CITIZEN'S COMMENT FOR THE SPECIAL MEETING IF ANYBODY WISH TO SPEAK.
OKAY, I'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE A SPECIAL COMMENTS.
[III. Presentation]
UP ON THE AGENDA IS GOING TO BE PRESENTATION PROCLAMATION.RECOGNIZING MICHAEL TOBIS AS, UH, OFFICER OF THE YEAR ACTUALLY WILL BE FOR CLEAT.
THIS WAS, UH, UH, MAYOR PRO TA ROBERT RIZZO'S, UM, ITEM, BUT HE IS UNAVAILABLE THIS EVENING.
SO WE'RE GONNA TURN IT OVER TO COUNCIL MEMBER, EON FLORES, KALE.
A PROCLAMATION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KYLE, TEXAS OF COUNCIL MEMBER, MICHAEL TOBIAS ON RECEIVING THE 2022 COMBINED LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS CLE OFFICER OF THE YEAR AWARD.
WHEREAS MICHAEL TOBIAS, A SON OF KYLE BEGAN HIS LAW ENFORCEMENT CAREER 19 YEARS AGO.
WHEREAS MICHAEL RECEIVED A CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION FOR OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE AND SUPPORT WHILE SERVING AS CLASS PRESIDENT WHILE ATTENDING THE CORRECTION OFFICER'S BASIC TRAINING.
WHEREAS DURING HIS CAREER AS A TRAVIS COUNTY SHERIFF OFFICER, HE SERVED WITH HONOR AND DISTINCTION, WHEREAS COUNCIL MEMBER TOBY SERVED WITH THE SAME DEDICATION AND RESOLVE AS A KYLE CITY COUNCIL MEMBER FOR THE RESIDENT OF DISTRICT SIX.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT PROCLAIMED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KYLE TEXAS.
THAT MICHAEL TOBIAS IS THE 2022 OFFICER OF THE YEAR.
UH, EVERYBODY, UH, AS, AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, UM, I'M VERY HUMBLED BY, BY THIS AWARD THAT I GOT FROM THE, THE CLEAT, UH, THE COMBINED LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSOCIATION.
I'VE BEEN WITH THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT OF TRAVIS COUNTY FOR OVER 19 YEARS AND BEEN A CLEAT MEMBER FROM THEM FROM 19 YEARS AS WELL.
UM, I ALSO SERVED ON THE TRAVIS COUNTY SHERIFF'S ASSOCIATION BOARD FROM 2016 TO, UH, 2020 FOR FOUR YEARS.
UH, IT'S BEEN AN EXCITING CAREER THAT I'VE HAD, UM, RECEIVING THAT LAST WEEKEND, UH, THE DAY BEFORE NINE 11, AND THEN BEING RECOGNIZED AS WELL AS, UH, SURPRISED ON NINE 11, UH, AT THE HEROES MEMORIAL FOR FIRST RESPONDERS AND BEING A HOMETOWN KID GROWING UP HERE IN THE SEA TO GET THAT RECOGNITIONS.
AND, UM, IT, IT, IT'S, IT'S BEEN A VERY, UH, VERY, VERY REWARDING CAREER AND I REALLY APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH.
THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK WITH THAT.
UM, I, ALONG WITH MY WIFE, THERESA, UM, I WANTED TO LET HER KNOW THAT I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
AND THANK YOU FOR BEING BY MY SIDE DURING THIS CRAZY AND CHALLENGING CAREER THAT I HAVE, UM, TO MY CHILDREN, MICHAEL ANDREW, MATTHEW, NATALIA, THANK YOU FOR BEING THERE FOR ME AND THE SUPPORT IN ME, ESPECIALLY ON CITY COUNCIL AS WELL FOR THESE MANY YEARS.
UM, UH, I'M SORRY FOR SOME OF THE BIRTHDAYS THAT I MISSED OR MAYBE EVENTS THAT I DIDN'T MAKE THROUGH THE YEARS, BECAUSE I WAS ON DUTY THAT JUST WHAT WE DO ON THAT END AND SO FORTH, MOM AND DAD, UH, THANK YOU AS WELL FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT.
AND I KNOW SOMETIMES MOM STILL WANTS ME TO RETIRE FROM THIS PLACE AND SHE'S DONE WITH THIS, UH, THIS, THIS, UH, LAW ENFORCEMENT CAREER, BUT SHE'S VERY PROUD OF ME, MY BROTHER AND SISTER, UH, STEVEN AND EDIA AS WELL.
UM, ANOTHER REASON WHY I HAD WON MY, THIS ACTUALLY WAS RECOGNIZED IS, UH, LAST YEAR I, UH, SUFFERED AN INJURY THAT SOME OF YOU MAY NOT HAVE KNOWN THAT I HAD AN ON THE JOB
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INJURY WHERE, UH, MY HAND WAS CRUSHED AND I HAD MY, MY FINGER SERVER SEVERED OFF.AND, UM, IT WAS, UH, PRETTY DEVASTATING FOR ME, CAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW IF I'D BE ABLE TO USE MY HAND AGAIN.
AND I THOUGHT THAT WAS A CAREER ENDING INJURY THAT I HAD, BUT WITH THERAPY AND THAT THE PEOPLE AT SCOTT AND WHITE HERE IN KYLE, UH, MYLA WAS MY THERAPIST AND SHE ENCOURAGED ME TO KEEP GOING.
UM, I WAS ABLE TO REGAIN A LOT OF MY STRENGTH BACK AND BE ABLE TO GET BACK ON DUTY IN WHICH I'M VERY PROUD OF.
SO WITH THAT, I, I WANNA JUST, UM, SAY THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY, INCLUDING THE CITIZENS OF KYLE WHO HAVE SEEN ME THROUGH THE YEARS AND RECOGNIZE THE WORK THAT I DO, ESPECIALLY ALSO IN LAW ENFORCEMENT AND TO MY OTHER FELLOW OFFICERS OUT THERE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AS WELL.
ESPECIALLY FOR ME BEING HERE ON COUNCIL.
SO WE CAN GET FAMILY UP HERE TOO THROUGH INTENDANCE YOU, IT, UM, YOU, IF IT'LL ALL SWITCH TOGETHER ON TOP, THAT WOULD BE OKAY.
ALL TWO OF THEM GET CLOSER SINCE ALL KIND 3, 1, 2, 3.
AND WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO ONE CAMERA? YOU CAN, THE CAMERA, IF YOU DON'T MIND, SORRY.
DOWN MOM AND ALL WOULD THE FAMILY LIKE TO COME DOWN? I'LL WANT EVERYBODY ALL ON THE COUNT OF 3, 1, 2, 3.
SO THANK, THANK YOU EVERYBODY.
YOU HAD SOME STUFF WITH THEM AND WITH THAT, IF THERE'S ANYBODY THAT WOULD LIKE TO GET SOME REFRESHMENTS, THERE'S SOME OUT THERE ON THAT END.
AND WITH THAT, I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THIS SPECIAL MEETING GONNA GO AHEAD AND GET A MOTION TO, UM, TO CLOSE.
WE HAVE A, A FIRST AND A SECOND FOR ADJOURN.
IF I GO AHEAD AND, UH, FOR THOSE WHO APPROVE SAY, AYE, AYE, THOSE, THEY ALL APPROVE.